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SUBMISSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPOSIT OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS)

 M.Z.N. 123. 2016. LOS: Deposit of a list of geographical coordinates of points, pursuant to article 16, paragraph 2, of the Convention

 

Legislation
 Proclamation by the Ruler of Kuwait of 12 June 1949
 Decree regarding the Delimitation of the Breadth of the Territorial Sea of the State of Kuwait, of 17 December 1967
 Decree No (317) year 2014, Concerning the Delimitation of the Marine Areas Pertaining to the State of Kuwait Arabic | English

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

Kuwait - Iraq
 Demarcation of the International Boundary between the Republic of Iraq and the State of Kuwait by the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Demarcation Commission, 20 May 1993 (document S/25811 and S/25811/Add.1)

with Saudi Arabia
 Agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait concerning the submerged area adjacent to the divided zone, 2 July 2000 (entry into force: 31 January 2001; registration #:  37359; registration date: 29 March 2001; link to UNTS)
  Supplementary Agreement to the Agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait on the Partition of the Neutral Zone and to the Agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait concerning the Submerged Area Adjacent to the Divided Zone, 24 December 2019 (entry into force: 3 February 2020; registration #: I-56210; registration date: 12 March 2020;( link to UNTS) Arabic | English

Other communications
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - Joint Note Verbale dated 25 January 2011
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - Joint Note Verbale dated 15 December 2011
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Note Verbale dated 25 January 2012
A/67/593 Letter dated 21 November 2012 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/67/691 Letter dated 8 January 2013 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/67/761 Letter dated 20 February 2013 from the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - Joint Note Verbale transmitted on 23 September 2015
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Note Verbale dated 21 April 2016: English | French
A/71/375 Letter dated 8 September 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/71/694 Note verbale dated 27 December 2016 from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Note Verbale dated 21 December 2017: English | French
Letter dated 6 February 2018 from the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General English | Arabic
A/72/871 Note verbale dated 9 May 2018 from the Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/73/979 Note verbale dated 15 July 2019 from the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
S/2019/642 Letter dated 7 August 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council.
S/2019/672 Letter dated 20 August 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council.
S/2020/55 Identical letters dated 20 January 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
S/2020/190 Identical letters dated 9 March 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
Communication from the State of Kuwait dated 12 May 2022  Arabic | English
Note verbale dated 6 June 2022 from the Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General A/76/867
 S/2023/241: Identical letters dated 3 April 2023 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
 A/77/1013-S/2023/651: Identical letters dated 22 August 2023 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
 A/78/567-S/2023/809: Identical letters dated 27 October 2023 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
S/2024/23: Identical letters dated 4 January 2024 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council
A/78/766-S/2024/131: Identical letters dated 2 February 2024 from the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council
S/2024/249: Identical letters dated 20 March 2024 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council
A/78/843-S/2024/294: Identical letters dated 5 April 2024 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council
 
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